Speaker Johnson praises Trump over reported Iran peace deal

Former US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Saturday issued a warning against those he called the architects of America’s war with Iran, saying that when the conflict ends “with enormous and lasting costs and little to show for it,” its main promoters must be held to account.

"When this war ends with enormous and lasting costs and little to show for it, we should do something we haven’t done in a quarter century: collectively hold accountable those who pushed it in the first place. From Washington’s prolific Iran war lobby to my former colleagues who sane-washed it, their voices should no longer be allowed to dominate the conversation as they have for two decades. Their discrediting may be virtually all we have to show for this disastrous decision," Price said.

Senator Ted Cruz posted on X on Saturday expressing concern over reports of a potential Iran deal, warning that it could allow the Iranian government to receive large financial transfers, continue uranium enrichment, and maintain influence over the Strait of Hormuz.

Cruz said the agreement, if accurate, would represent a “huge mistake,” urged caution over early reporting, and argued that Iran’s leadership remains hostile to the United States and its allies.

"If the result of all that is to be an Iranian regime—still run by Islamists who chant “death to America”—now receiving billions of dollars, being able to enrich uranium & develop nuclear weapons, and having effective control over the Strait of Hormuz, then that outcome would be a disastrous mistake," he said.

Brigadier General Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesperson for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, shared an AI-generated image on X on Saturday depicting Trump submitting to Iran's Ayatollah, captioned "the end."

Jeremy Scahill, co-founder and investigative reporter at Drop Site News, said on X on Saturday that a senior Iranian official told him Iran and the US are “very close to reaching and signing an agreement to end the war,” describing the negotiations as constructive and the prospect of peace as highly attainable.

The official urged the US administration to act independently of external pressure, including from Israel, which it said is making “final extensive efforts” to disrupt the agreement, Scahill said.

Marc Zell, a Republican-affiliated attorney, said on X on Saturday that if reports of a proposed Iran–US deal are accurate, the Trump administration would be making a “huge mistake,” adding that he hopes the current reports are “only noise.”

"If the reports of the proposed deal are accurate, the Trump Administration is about to make a HUGE mistake. I am praying that the current noise is only that. Up to now optimistic forecasts of a deal with the fanatical regime have proven premature every single time. I sincerely hope that is also the case now," he said.